Yankees vs. Red Sox prediction: MLB Sunday picks, odds, bets

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 07, 2026 · 333 words · By Dylan Svoboda

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The Yankees and Red Sox wrap up their weekend series in the Bronx on Sunday night.

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What happened

The Yankees and Red Sox wrap up their weekend series in the Bronx on Sunday night.

Why it matters

The Bombers will send their American League Cy Young contender Cam Schlittler to the mound as he looks to bounce back from his worst start of the 2026 MLB season.

Common ground

The young right-hander gave up a season-high five runs (four earned) while striking out just three batters over 4 ⅓ innings versus the Guardians last time out.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It was the first time all season that Schlittler didn’t toss at least five innings on the mound”

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While evidence confirms the poor start against the Guardians, there is no second independent source explicitly confirming that this was the first time all season he pitched fewer than five innings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 96th Major League Baseball All-Star Game played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The game wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Major_League_Baseball_All…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Major League Baseball season began on March 25 with a single night game featuring the San Francisco Giants hosting the New York Yankees before the regular season proper runs from March 26 to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Major_League_Baseball_sea…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Tampa Bay Rays season is the 29th season of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise, as members of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. It is the Rays' first season under the ownership…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tampa_Bay_Rays_season

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Claim 2: “Schlittler dominated the Red Sox last time he faced them in April, tossing eight innings of one-run ball, allowing only a solo home run off the bat of Carlos Narvaez.”

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An Instagram post from April 23, 2026, and another web result from July 7, 2026, both reference Schlittler's dominant 8-inning performances against the Red Sox.

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web search NEUTRAL — ... allowing four runs on eight hits and a walk through 5 innings. Despite two home runs early in the game, Boston were shut down through the remaining innings ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Boston_Red_Sox_season

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 7, 2026 ... Jose Caballero's two home runs and Cam Schlittler's brilliant eight innings led the Yanks to a 5-1 victory in the opener of a four-game set ...
https://www.facebook.com/northjerseycom/posts/jose-caballero…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2026 ... ... on April 23, 2026: "Cam Schlittler pitched great in his Fenway Park debut!! Went 8 innings!! Cody Bellinger had a big pinch hit two run single ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXfq0Fds1wP/

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Claim 3: “and the first time in a month he didn’t get through the sixth inning.”

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MLB.com mentions it had been 'more than a month' since he allowed more than two runs, but the specific claim about not reaching the sixth inning for a month is not independently corroborated by a second source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 American League Wild Card Series were the two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2025 postseason to determine the participating teams of the 2025 American League Di…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, their ninth under manager Aaron Boone, and 29th season under general manager Brian Cashman. They…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Yankees_season

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Claim 4: “Schlittler’s dip in velocity, with his fastball dropping from a yearly average of 97.7 mph to 96.8 during the outing.”

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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (webcam toys and tests) and do not contain any data regarding pitch velocity.

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Claim 5: “The young right-hander gave up a season-high five runs (four earned) while striking out just three batters over 4 ⅓ innings versus the Guardians last time out.”

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MLB.com and other web results from June 2-3, 2026, confirm Schlittler had a tough outing against the Guardians where he allowed a season-high in runs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2025 season. In each of the two leagues—National and American—the three division winners and…
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Claim 6: “He’s thrown fewer than 80 pitches in each of his past two starts.”

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A web source (Kyle Sullivan) explicitly states Schlittler threw only 76 pitches for the second start in a row on June 2, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... NEW YORK – It had been more than a month since Cam Schlittler had allowed more than two runs in any start, a string of strong performances ...
https://www.mlb.com/news/cam-schlittler-yankees-start-vs-gua…

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... Cam Schlittler, 97mph Cutter, 99mph Two Seamer and 100mph Four Seam Fastball, overlaid. Cutter: 2 inches of cut. Sinker: 17 inches of run. Four- ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Day52jqPB44/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Only 76 pitches for the 2nd start in a row after throwing 106 in the two before that. Hope he isn't injured. 6w. Kyle Sullivan. Started to ...
https://www.facebook.com/talkinyanks/posts/not-the-night-for…

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Claim 7: “his first full season in the big leagues”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results to confirm whether 2026 is his first full season in the big leagues.

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Claim 8: “The Bombers will send their American League Cy Young contender Cam Schlittler to the mound”

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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Cameron John Schlittler as a pitcher for the New York Yankees.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cameron John Schlittler (born February 5, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Northeastern Hu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Schlittler

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees

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Claim 9: “The Yankees and Red Sox wrap up their weekend series in the Bronx on Sunday night.”

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Web search results from June 25 and 26, 2026, confirm a series between the Yankees and Red Sox. Wikipedia confirms the Yankees are based in the Bronx.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", the Yankees play in the East Division of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_seaso…

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